Sentences with phrase «volcanic lakes»

This is the largest volcanic lake in the world and estimated around 70,000 years old.

It's the area surrounding the city that's ripe for exploration with a motorbike — it features wonderful villages full of traditional Minangkabau houses, the stunning volcanic lake of Lake Maninjau, the impossibly green Harau Valley and perhaps a chance sighting of one of the world's biggest flowers, the Rafflesia.

We travel from the Malagasy capital across volcanic lakes and sandstone rock formations to the golden shores of the Indian Ocean.

Wander the colourful streets and enjoy the colonial charm of Leon and Granada before spending a few days exploring the stunning volcanic lake island of Ometepe with beaches and jungle for downtime or adventure.

It left behind a giant caldera that formed the largest volcanic lake in the world: Lake Toba, seen here.

Lake Atitlan in Guatemala — the 1.8 - million - year - old 600 - meter - deep volcanic lake located a couple hours from Guatemala City — is usually the highlight of anyone's trip to the country, with its picturesque volcanoes towering over the lake, the small villages clustered along the shorelines and the chocolate shaman who seek spiritual enlightenment in cups of cocoa.

Make your way north of the coast on the Kanawinka Geotrail and explore the lush green farmland peppered with volcanic lakes and craters.

Castel Gandolfo sits on the high ground of Italy's Lazio region, perched above the exotic, sapphire - blue volcanic Lake Albano.

An important component of the Pacific «Ring of Fire», Mount Batur and its double calderas with a crescent - shaped volcanic lake (7 km long, 1.5 km wide) and located 1031m above sea level was called the finest caldera in the world.

The homeland of Komodo dragons, the enchanted Kelimutu tri-colored volcanic lakes, and one of world's best dive sites.

I spent just under 2 weeks there, staying on an island in Lake Toba, the biggest volcanic lake in the world, trekking around Bukit Lawang and seeing orangutans, and then doing some incredible scuba diving in Pulau Weh.

«The perfect way to travel Flores by bus is to stop for one or two nights in Ruteng (to see the spiderweb rice fields), then Bajawa and its ancestral villages, before making it to Moni to see the colorful volcanic lakes of Kelimutu.»

As well as one of Kenya's most stunning championship golf courses, the lodge offers exciting walking and horse riding safaris in the Eburu forests, and mesmerising «trips back in time» along a string of volcanic lakes blessed with the world's most prolific and diverse bird life.

Tour the amazing volcanic lakes and craters at Camperdown or the magnificent ferns and soaring forests of the Great Otway National Park.

Lake Atitlan is a beautiful volcanic lake in the country that is ringed by a bunch of small indigenous Mayan villages along the shorelines.

Lake Atitlan goes above and beyond anybody's expectations: a gorgeous volcanic lake surrounded by yet more volcanoes, it his hiking and kayaking paradise.

Lake Toba (Danau Toba in Indonesian) is the largest volcanic lake in the world, formed by a cataclysmic eruption around 70,000 years ago.

In 1984, 1200 people were found dead around a volcanic lake in Camaroon.

The reason is that CO2 belching from a volcanic lake creates conditions very different from those of the gas escaping from a wellhead or seeping into a basement, explains Julio Friedmann, leader of the carbon management program at LLNL.

The reason is that CO2 belching from a volcanic lake creates conditions very different from those of the gas escaping from a wellhead or seeping into a basement, explains Julio Friedmann, leader of the carbon management program at Lawrence Livermore.

That volcanic lake had naturally accumulated two million metric tons of carbon dioxide in its cold depths; one night it spontaneously vented, displacing the oxygenated air, and suffocated more than 1,000 nearby villagers.

In 1986, a massive eruption of CO2 from the volcanic lake killed people and livestock up to 25 kilometres away.

Other teams have suggested that the surface waters of the lake were saturated with dissolved carbon dioxide or other naturally toxic substances, as some volcanic lakes are today in Africa.

The three - hour drive from Denpasar takes you through spectacular scenery — volcanic lakes, mountains, and aromatic coffee and clove plantations — before ending at this intimate, four - villa property overlooking a sweeping white beach.

Visit the dolphins near Kratie, swim in the volcanic lake at Ban Lung and see elephants in Sen Monorom.

The state is home to mountaintop pagodas, volcanic lakes, mysterious caves and a vast array of ethnic groups.

Guest of La Iguana Perdida are able to learn to dive in a volcanic lake, swim or kayak, study Spanish with local teachers, hike to waterfalls, or scale volcanic peaks.

A volcanic lake is bound to have some interesting / spiritual qualities to it, like bubbling Mayan hot springs and hippie meditation gardens.

Situated on a ridge across a volcanic lake from the active volcano Mt. Batur, Kintamani offers some of the most stunning scenery to be found in Bali and is a must - see for most tourists.

Alternatively, head north to explore the volcanic lakes near the mountain town of Bedugul, including Lake Bratan with its photogenic and stunningly positioned Pura Ulun Danu — one of Bali's most important temples.

A group tour from Santiago to the volcanic lake district on the Chile / Argentina border.

Cruise on a volcanic lake plus many other stops of beauty.

Lake Myvatn — This volcanic lake in northern Iceland is a popular place to visit in the north.

Or head north to explore the volcanic lakes near the mountain town of Bedugul, including Lake Bratan with its photogenic and stunningly positioned Pura Ulun Danu — one of Bali's most important temples.

Renowned for its stunning natural beauty, hot springs and superb climate, Bled is located on a volcanic lake in the shadow of the medieval castle providing unparalleled mountain views.

This volcanic lake is ringed by a collection of small traditional Mayan villages around the shoreline which are all unique and interesting to visit.

Clear, fast rivers run throughout the volcanic Lake Taupo region, making the area an internationally - renowned trout fishery.